"jbclem" wrote in message
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Actually, according to suppliers I've spoken with, what we're being asked
to pay for is
corporate greed. In this case Ryobi's greed, as they've refused to
provide much
information to consumers and suppliers in order to force them to use and
provide only
Ryobi OEM parts. I'd bet they sold at least 100,000 of these sanders,
each one with a
drive belt. Does that sound like a a rarity? Graingers sells similiar
looking belts
for $3-4.00, which is about what they are worth.

I tried Ryobi to see if they would let me have a free belt...no luck
there, I'll next go
to the local Graingers to see if I can match up with a $4 belt.

John




Hate to bust the balloon, but you're paying for rarity, not weight.



You get a crick in your neck from looking over your shoulder for those
conspirators sneaking up on you?

This is probably the only company/sander/blurfl in the world which uses
unique parts.